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Common Names
Ginger
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYSTINE | 2 | Root | 80.0 | 462.0 | -0.89 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| D-BORNEOL | 4 | Rhizome | 14.0 | 1102.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-BORNEOL | 4 | Root | 14.0 | 1102.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEC-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECAN-1-AL | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECANAL | 0 | Plant | 5.0 | 100.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECYL-ALDEHYDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECYL-ALDEHYDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELPHINIDIN | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Rhizome | 1.0 | 65.0 | -0.67 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 1300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-CAR-3-ENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| DEMETHYL-HEXAHYDROCURCUMIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEMETHYL-HEXAHYDROCURCUMIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIETHYLSULFIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122. |
| DIETHYLSULFIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROGINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROGINGEROL | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DODEC-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DODECANOIC-ACID | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Vibriocide | 2 | Wealth of India. |
| Vulnerary | 7 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772. |